I Couldn't Sleep So I Updated My Blog (+Life Update)

HELLO. 

Been a while, hasn't it? I'm super duper sorry. Don't blame it on me, though - blame it on 2019. January was a slog, but - like me in a competitive game of Mario Kart - the rest of the year has unmercifully whizzed by. Lots seems to have happened since I last posted way back in the day (ie January) - some of the albums I spoke about in that post have already come out! Now, I'm on my Easter break from uni, lying in bed, seemingly incapable of getting a minute of sleep. So why not completely revamp the blog and write a little post?

This is what I look like now. I haven't changed all that much, although I feel like I have. My hair's grown a crazy amount, I'm wearing colour, and I'm incredibly happy. Alas - still the same cringey Ellie. But what's not to be incredibly happy about? I'm now inked (sorry family) with a little shooting star about my ankle, I've seen some of my favourite bands live with more promising gigs on the way, I've met some amazing new people and spent even more time with the those I love most. Tattoos, good tunes and excellent company = one very happy Ellie. Cue the cheesy shoot that resulted in the photo above (and thank you to my gorgeous friend Annabelle for taking it).

Uni's alright too. It's actually what has given my a bit of a kick up the bum to get back into blogging. Of course, my love for blogging never really died, I just haven't had time to sit down and chat, but I've been doing a fairly intense writing unit this semester that has really encouraged me to dig deep into my writing style and getting the most out of the written word. At the moment, I still view my blog as a fun outlet for writing about all the things I love, but I think I want to expand the kind of content that I put onto this space - perhaps writing some proper articles and essays about stuff that actually matters, and not what lipstick shade I'm head-over-heels for this time (although you know that content will always be welcome on Everything Eleanor). Outside of writing, this semester has pushed me to explore different avenues of journalism that I've really enjoyed doing. I've worked on radio and TV so much more, I've been able to design parts of our own magazine using software that scared the bejeezus out of me a few months ago - I'm a growing gal (unfortunately, not vertically - still 5ft2). 

I'm so excited to be home from uni for at least a little while - partly to catch up with my friends and family here, partly to be reunited with my dreamy new mattress. Leaving Southampton this time round felt pretty weird, though. Maybe because it felt like I wasn't back there for long enough, maybe because I feel like I'm still drowning in work and should be camping out in the library...but I think mostly because when I return home for summer, there won't be many more times I'll need picking up from my grotty student digs. Which is, in many ways, kinda sad. That place has its charms - very well hidden, but they're there - plus that bedroom is my little place, and I know when I lock its door for the final time in little over a year, I'll be stepping out into the big wide world. I'm terrified.

Oh yes, and I updated the whole look of my blog. I wouldn't say that changing the layout and look of my site is a complete re-birth and re-branding, because it'll still be the same old me posting the same old stuff. But sometimes, we all just fancy something new. I want to always keep this site looking as professional as possible, no matter what I'm posting, and I think this new design is so much nicer. What do you think? Hopefully I'll be posting much more frequently as I come towards the end of my university year. I can't wait to get back into it.

Hope you're all well and taking advantage of all the Easter choccies in the supermarkets rn.